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Re: Game of the Year: Best PS5 Action Game of 2024

NieR_Dark

Definitely Stellar Blade for me. I had an absolute blast with Granblue Fantasy Relink, and still dip back from time to time, so good to see that on the runner up list as well!

I keep going to pick up Dragon’s Dogma 2 but then something else gets released that gets in the way. At this point it’ll probably be a wait until it’s on PS Plus job.

Re: Sony to Make PSVR2 Pads Usable on Apple Vision Pro, New Report Claims

NieR_Dark

Great news, especially if the pads are finally sold separately, absolutely crazy they aren’t already. I don’t really have much interest myself in Apple vision, but can see the appeal, so anything that helps boost PSVR2 is a good thing!

Really happy to see the love for PSVR2 growing the past few months. I got mine not really knowing what to expect and genuinely curious to try VR, and having so much fun with it, in some cases it’s like learning to play video games again, which isn’t a feeling you get too often. So if this opens the door to other people having that same experience, then even better.

Re: Remedy Is Aiming for Excellence with Max Payne Remake

NieR_Dark

Another hit of Valkyr all these years later, and just when I thought I was over it.

I have such fond memories of 1 and 2. I loved 3 as well, but it did feel like somewhat of a different franchise. Really hope they use the OG music and voice cast, and obviously keep the comic panel cut scenes. But yeah, this one is exciting.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 553

NieR_Dark

14 hours into Persona 3 Reload and still feels like I’m at the intro level. loving it though! Just about to do my first exam… wish me luck!

Juggling that and some Legendary Tales on the PSVR2 which is just excellent, and recently returned to Granblue Fantasy Relink, had forgotten how fun that one is!

Happy gaming folks!

Re: PS5, PS4 Fans Are Worried Cash Rewards Have Been Removed from PS Stars

NieR_Dark

Yep, just the £10 option for me now… which is a right pain. I often used the £5 vouchers.

I said the same thing when they took away point earning on PS+, if this is a greed move, it’ll hurt them in the long run. More often than not it was simply because I had the £5 off I’d end up buying things in sales etc that I probably wouldn’t have otherwise. So it’s their loss.

Hopefully I’ll still get the £10 off here or there. But if the points expire after a year then that’s probably unlikely. Especially not earning points on the PS Plus subscription.

Re: Don't Sweat Metaphor: ReFantazio's Borrowed Persona Calender System

NieR_Dark

I am really looking forward to this… but a little scared. I’m all for a challenge in games, but the fact all the reviews have said this one is particularly difficult does stress me out a bit, mainly because I absolutely suck at turn based games 😄. Even in PSR which people see to agree is an easier one I got stuck in at certain places… but I will persist (after clearing a backlog which includes Persona 3 Reload… so may take some time! Haha)

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 549

NieR_Dark

Back to Last Of Us part 1. Haven’t played nearly as much as I’d have liked, but loving it!

And… booked my trip to Japan next year (it’s a long way off, but already counting down the days 😄) so might start something like Persona 3 or one of the Yakuza games I haven’t played yet (not that I plan on punching people on the streets while
I’m out there).

Have fun everyone!

Re: Silent Hill 2 (PS5) - The Horror Great Remains So in This Excellent Remake

NieR_Dark

I love the original so much… I remember I’d just finished (as in left to be a sort of adult) school the year it came out, and got the cardboard box special edition which I think included a DVD making of? Used to play this way into the early hours of the night… and certain sections / bosses are forever ingrained into my memory. I was actually going to pass on this… felt like it was something that couldn’t be recaptured. But after the glowing reviews, maybe it is actually time for a revisit.

Re: Over 10 Hours of Horizon Zero Dawn Dialogue Has Been Re-Recorded for PS5, PC

NieR_Dark

@PloverNutter oh totally, I didn’t mean to say they should abandon the franchise at all… because it clearly is very popular.

I meant more in terms of remasters. Because, even people who like the game seem to agree, this one wasn’t really necessary. And where do you draw the line? Will there be another remaster for these games when the PS6 comes around? Surely the best thing is to let the games be a product of their time and focus their attention in something new (wether that’s Horizon or something else).

Re: Over 10 Hours of Horizon Zero Dawn Dialogue Has Been Re-Recorded for PS5, PC

NieR_Dark

I hate so much being the negative guy… and I really mean that… but this franchise leaves me so, so cold.

I don’t like the lead character, I didn’t like the law (to the point I was skipping through dialogue on my first attempted playthrough) and crucially,
I didn’t even really enjoy the gameplay.

We can’t all like everything, so this not being for me is fine… but personally, I wish Horizon would take a backseat, because there’s so much better stuff Sony could be championing.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 547

NieR_Dark

Been really hitting PSVR2 recently, and it’s been oddly great for the physio for my broken elbow… so have to play more games on doctors orders 😄

Tried Pistol Whip for the trust time… why did no one warn me what a work out that is? Have only managed to complete anything in classic on Easy mode.. tried normal and it almost killed me, never mind my elbow it’s my legs that’s are suffering now after all that ducking and swerving 😂. Awesome game though, and reason enough alone atm to have PS Premium.

Other than that I’ve been streaming some Devil May Cry HD collection which has been a lot of fun returning to after all these years… even if the camera angles are the real enemy of that game… seriously, how did we survive back then?

Have fun folks!

Re: Sony Priming 'Even Less Exciting' PS5 Remaster for State of Play

NieR_Dark

Horizon is such a strange one for me… I just can’t gel with it, and I really have tried. Never even finished the first game, don’t really have any interest in the sequel, and as for a remaster… not for me.

People clearly do like it, so hopefully there’ll be some hunger for it… but I’m hoping for other IP’s to get some love and attention.

Re: Astro Bot PS5 Fans Wonder Where All the Square Enix Characters Are

NieR_Dark

Considering how often 2B’s costume gets flaunted around other games it is a bit odd.

I was secretly hoping for some FF or NieR related moment (okay, I know NieR was always unlikely, but it would have kept at least on Astro-botter happy)… just let Yoko Taro design his own level and see what madness he can come up with… I’d pay good money for that 😄

Re: Poll: Are You Playing Astro Bot?

NieR_Dark

I wasn’t going to pick this up, I liked playroom as an introduction to the PS5, but thought a full game would be too much for me. However, I couldn’t ignore those reviews and caved yesterday.

And man am I so happy I did. This really is a new standard, it’s made with so much love and charm it practically oozes (or rumbles) its way off the screen. After feeling a bit down in the dumps for a while, this was the exact pick-me-up I needed, I’m smiling the second I pick up that controller, and can’t wait to jump back in. So thanks Astro! I needed that 😀

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 544

NieR_Dark

Owing to a slight accident involving two broken bones in my elbow resulting in surgery yesterday… not really able to play anything this weekend!

But… the PSVR2 should be excellent physio for the recovery, so back to that when I can! 😄

Everyone enjoy some game time for me this weekend!

Re: Sony to Short-Change PS Stars Members with PS Plus Renewals Starting Next Year

NieR_Dark

Taking away the point earning for subscriptions is a bit of a blow to be honest. It was nice having the odd £5 off here and there… and actually made me buy things I probably wouldn’t have otherwise, always spending over the £5 discount, so really they’re the ones loosing out.

Very odd move. Sometimes it feels like they actively dislike their customers 😄. But big corporations are always gonna big corporation I guess. On it goes.

Re: Test Your PlayStation General Knowledge - Issue 25

NieR_Dark

6/10… oddly got some I should have got right wrong, and ones I had no idea about right (or a lucky guess to some)… I’ll take it!

Resident Evil boss I definitely should have got, but second guessed myself and panicked… there’s a life lesson in there somewhere 😂

Re: PSVR2 Sales Explode After Sony's Deep Price Cut, Up More than 2000%

NieR_Dark

Wow, the spite and venom some people have for VR! Haha!

I totally get it, it’s not for everyone. I’m really new to it. I got mine late last year when I came into some unexpected extra cash (otherwise I’d never have been able to), and got to be honest, I’ve loved my time with it. I don’t get motion sickness, but can’t play it for too long at a time, mainly due to having something strapped to you head. But it’s such a unique and new way to play games, it’s like learning all the basics you thought were ingrained in all over again, and that’s kind of exciting to me.

It’s funny showing it to people. Some friends who I thought would love it really had a rough time… and vice versa. Two people I know actually bought one themselves after trying it.

It’ll never take over flatscreen, and I wouldn’t want it to. I certainly don’t want every game to be in VR. But wanting, or taking glee out of something to fail just because you never picked one up, especially if you’ve never tried it, just strikes me as kind of odd.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 538

NieR_Dark

Still plugging away with the Elden Ring DLC, taking my time exploring every little corner… gotta find all that shiny loot!

And mixing it up with Unicorn Overlord which I’m still absolutely loving.

Also got my prescription magnetic lenses on the way for the PSVR2 so I can finally play without the fear of scratching it up… so might be time to finally dive into Legendary Tales before Behemoth and Alien hits!

Have a good one folks!

Re: Interview: Learning All About The Precinct, PS5's Super Promising Sandbox Cop Game

NieR_Dark

This actually looks great! Setting and era look like they’re really captured, and that list of movie inspirations is perfect!

For those complaining about the who you play as… I get I guess, but from the looks of it this just looks like a great procedural crime game with a Michael Mann type vibe, and I’m totally down for that! Sounds like you can play it semi-dirty if you want as well, which is another nice spin.

Re: Elden Ring DLC Made Easier with New PS5, PS4 Calibration Update

NieR_Dark

@Korgon I think I that’s exactly it… the fact Elden Ring was so popular, they’ve had to cave. Which is a bit of a shame.

Let’s see these folks tackle the run to the blue Smelter Demon in the Dark Souls 2 DLC, then they really will have something to moan about 😄.

I’m loving my time in the Realm of the Shadow atm… taken out one (I think) main boss and cleared a few caves. Still haven’t been able to finish off that Blackgaol Knight yet… I will get him… one day…